Want to spy on your friends or family? Your coworkers? Your dog? Here's a cheap camera disguised as a pen so all you have to do is press a button and let the recording begin.

Whether you have a legitimate (and legal) reason to secretly record something or you're just doing it for fun, Digistore's pen camera is a cheap and effective way to do it. Most pen cameras offer fairly low quality recordings and photos, and we haven't seen an expensive pen that does much better than this little cheap one. It is not a phenomenal implement by any stretch of the imagination, but it records decent video and images in standard definition and looks like your average, thicker pen. It'll work on both Windows and OS X, just like a flash drive. Operating the camera take a bit of work, however, and you'll need to read the instructions carefully. Despite these drawbacks, it's a pretty awesome spy gadget for under $20.